Following the launch of Apple’s new iPad Pro models, French news site Numerama interviewed three senior Apple employees. While the interview did not reveal much new information, it did mention a possible and important change to future iPads.
The Apple logo on the back of future iPads will be horizontal
Currently, the Apple logo on the back of iPads is vertical on the back of the device. However, when users use their devices with a keyboard, they usually hold them horizontally, in which case the logo appears sideways. For the new iPad Pro and iPad Air, Apple has also placed the front camera on the long side for landscape use. This allows the camera to be in the top center when the device is in landscape.
Apple product designer Molly Anderson said that a horizontal Apple logo could be used on future iPads. “I think that could change, we’re thinking about it, iPad has been used in portrait mode for a long time, but we’re increasingly using it in landscape mode,” Anderson said.
Apple took the first step on the software side with iPadOS 14.5. Starting with this update, the Apple logo, which appears when the device is turned on when iPad is in landscape mode, is now displayed in landscape. Given that Apple is open to making this change on the hardware side, it is likely that we will see this innovation in future iPads.
It seems that Apple aims to improve the user experience with this change. Considering that horizontal use is becoming increasingly common, this innovation may be a logical step.
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